Millerwill, I live in Vallejo and I have the DCX3400 box with the 22.31 FW. Are you saying that the box can be updated by remotely removing it from my account, allowing it to download, then placed back on my account by Comcast. It is unclear whether the box is updated remotely or one must swap the box out.

Dispatch will not remove the box from your account in order for the upgrade to occur only because the entire download process can take up to 30-40 minutes. Also, they do not have the authorization to send the correct HIT or INT to the box, only the warehouse can. Its all part of the checks and balances of the billing system.

Millerwill & Brouham - Call your local payment center and verify they have the box in stock first and then ask if its possible for them to check the firmware. Ask them to put it on hold for you. Those boxes go like hotcakes at a lumberjack buffet. Most cable store reps will have no clue of what they need to do but ask if they can check using the procedures i stated above or have them call the warehouse and double check that the firmware has been pushed out in your area. If they won't allow it, ask to speak to the supervisor. You as customers have the right to make sure you get what you want and pay for. Don't bother asking if you can take the box home to check the firmware and call it into your account if its the right firmware as they will not let you because then the box then becomes unaccounted for during inventory.

Dispatch will not remove the box from your account in order for the upgrade to occur only because the entire download process can take up to 30-40 minutes. Also, they do not have the authorization to send the correct HIT or INT to the box, only the warehouse can. Its all part of the checks and balances of the billing system.

Millerwill & Brouham - Call your local payment center and verify they have the box in stock first and then ask if its possible for them to check the firmware. Ask them to put it on hold for you. Those boxes go like hotcakes at a lumberjack buffet. Most cable store reps will have no clue of what they need to do but ask if they can check using the procedures i stated above or have them call the warehouse and double check that the firmware has been pushed out in your area. If they won't allow it, ask to speak to the supervisor. You as customers have the right to make sure you get what you want and pay for. Don't bother asking if you can take the box home to check the firmware and call it into your account if its the right firmware as they will not let you because then the box then becomes unaccounted for during inventory.

I just received a technical bulletin stating that a firmware upgrade will be pushed out to all DCX3400 and DCX3200 within the San Francisco area to correct the HDMI issue. It is scheduled to go from today until tomorrow.

I just received a technical bulletin stating that a firmware upgrade will be pushed out to all DCX3400 and DCX3200 within the San Francisco area to correct the HDMI issue. It is scheduled to go from today until tomorrow.

Wow! You've provided more useful into in the last few hours than I've seen in weeks! I
l'll check in the morning to see what I have.

I just received a technical bulletin stating that a firmware upgrade will be pushed out to all DCX3400 and DCX3200 within the San Francisco area to correct the HDMI issue. It is scheduled to go from today until tomorrow.

PS So one will not need to take the box in to swap it?

PS2 Should one hold out for one of the new 'platinum' remotes to replace the silver one? What advantage? I 'teach' my present silver one's IR commands to a URC remote; will it be able to 'learn' the signals from the new remote?

Most upgrades are done within the maintenance windows (usually in the middle of the night) so it might save you a trip to the store.. wait a day or two and see if you get upgraded. Remember this is only for the San Francisco area(if your account starts with 877034XX)

PS2 Should one hold out for one of the new 'platinum' remotes to replace the silver one? What advantage? I 'teach' my present silver one's IR commands to a URC remote; will it be able to 'learn' the signals from the new remote?

The "platinum" (more like a gunmetal grey color) remotes should of been issued with your DCX. If yours is currently working, i wouldn't bother with it as the old silvers do work with the DCX's but some people do have problems with them. The "platinum" remotes ONLY work on the DCX series, Pace RNG's and DTA's. I'll see if i can find the technical bulletin on the XMP remotes.

I just received a technical bulletin stating that a firmware upgrade will be pushed out to all DCX3400 and DCX3200 within the San Francisco area to correct the HDMI issue. It is scheduled to go from today until tomorrow.

I was going to ask what kind of system you guys had out there that firmware updates weren't just pushed to the boxes like the rest of the country. This business would be a complete mess if all boxes had to be returned whenever firmware was updated!

I was going to ask what kind of system you guys had out there that firmware updates weren't just pushed to the boxes like the rest of the country. This business would be a complete mess if all boxes had to be returned whenever firmware was updated!

They are pushed out to customers. Our warehouse wasn't even notified of the upgrade and I had to figure it out after 2 days it was released and the technicians were complaining of zeroed out boxes. Then they want to wait a whole week before they even push it out to customers. It should of just been pushed out all at once. They've been sitting on the upgrade for a while as I remember when we started issuing these boxes 2 months ago they sent a previous bulletin stating the upgrade would be in a few days of its initial release to customers.

They are pushed out to customers but in my eyes its way too late. Our warehouse wasn't even notified of the upgrade and I had to figure it out after 2 days it was released and the technicians were complaining of zeroed out boxes. Then they want to wait a whole week before they even push it out to customers. It should of just been pushed out all at once. They've been sitting on the upgrade for a while as I remember when we started issuing these boxes 2 months ago they sent a previous bulletin stating the upgrade would be in a few days of its initial release to customers.

one9GT, now I am totally confused. Do we have to take the box in or not? Or will it be pushed remotely as I originally asked?

Cool! Thanks for the much needed info because I have been having HDMI issues.

This morning I checked and the 22.35 FW had been pushed to my DCX3400 box, hurray!Now I can connect the HDMI cable from the box to my Pioneer Elite SC-05 receiver and from it to my Panasonic plasma TV without handshaking issues. Previously, with the 22.31 FW the connection to the Pioneer receiver would cause handshaking issues preventing video from showing on the plasma tv--no problems now!

ill be getting this new box in the mail within a few days, curious what i should look out for that could be wrong with it

Well, the HDMI issue I was having with the 22.31 FW was that I couldn't run the hdmi cable from the box to my pioneer receiver and then run the output hdmi cable to my television. If I did, I would get no image, rather I would get a green screen. If I bypassed the pioneer receiver and ran the hdmi cable directly to the television then I would have no problem. The 22.35 fixed the problem with the receiver; now everything is fine.

This morning I checked and the 22.35 FW had been pushed to my DCX3400 box, hurray!Now I can connect the HDMI cable from the box to my Pioneer Elite SC-05 receiver and from it to my Panasonic plasma TV without handshaking issues. Previously, with the 22.31 FW the connection to the Pioneer receiver would cause handshaking issues preventing video from showing on the plasma tv--no problems now!

Brouham,

Aside from the green screen, do you notice any difference in the PQ with the cable signal going thru your receiver before it reaches the TV. I had thought this was a distinct possibility and have been wary to connect mine that way. Maybe I should try it and see?

Aside from the green screen, do you notice any difference in the PQ with the cable signal going thru your receiver before it reaches the TV. I had thought this was a distinct possibility and have been wary to connect mine that way. Maybe I should try it and see?

Well, the HDMI issue I was having with the 22.31 FW was that I couldn't run the hdmi cable from the box to my pioneer receiver and then run the output hdmi cable to my television. If I did, I would get no image, rather I would get a green screen. If I bypassed the pioneer receiver and ran the hdmi cable directly to the television then I would have no problem. The 22.35 fixed the problem with the receiver; now everything is fine.

With 22.31 I was able to do HDMI from the DCX to my Onkyo 805 AVR (pass through) and from there to the projector; so not the problem you had. But every day I turned it on (AVR and pj--cable box is never turned off) I got a blank screen with 'dUl' on the DCX display; had to do the 'unplug, re-plug' thing (hard reset) to bring it to life, and then wait for the Guide to reload, etc.

ok thanks guys, since im getting my box just now new shipped from comcast should it have the new firmware? if not how can i go about getting it?

If you receive the box and it asks you to activate by calling a certain number(which most likely is the case), then the box has not been placed on account. Plug the box in and let it boot completely. Once thats done turn it on then off. once off keep pressing select until "d01" pops up. scroll down to "d13" and the top module should read 22.31 or 22.35. if its 22.31 and not on account, it should automatically download all three app code modules (25-35) minutes. once thats complete call in the activation.

Boxes that get mailed to customers is nothing but a big joke here, every tech that gets a customer with a mailed box returns them to the warehouse because they are never properly tested, put on file incorrectly or just plain doesn't work. The 3rd party company that handles this for Comcast doesn't know what they are doing.

comcast shipped my boxes overnight. got them set them up with no problems. looks like a better picture but just thinking new is better. the comcast rep in philly was very nice. no charge for overnight shipping.

comcast shipped my boxes overnight. got them set them up with no problems. looks like a better picture but just thinking new is better. the comcast rep in philly was very nice. no charge for overnight shipping.

I agree that I think the pic is better--more vibrant colors.

However I swapped this morning for a new box. Even with the new 22.35 FW, when I turned my unit on it would either 1) not connect (giving 'dUl' on the display and a green screen) and have to had a hard reset, or 2) if it did connect, it 'stuttered' a time or two with 'dUl' on the display, and then connected but had reset all my HDMI settings. I'm hoping the new box does better; will find out tonight.

I do like the 'Native' resolution that is possible with HDMI. It does make a better pic on my 126" screen (from 12 ft away); might not on a smaller display. But I don't want to have to go into the HDMI settings everytime I turn it on and reset the resolution to 'Native'!